Posted on 09/21/2015 8:37:15 PM PDT by Bill Russell
I am having trouble finding a good internet source to give a fair review of SlimCleaner Plus. I was trying to defrag/ run checks on my computer the other day (Windows 7). Shortly afterwards, I noticed SlimCleaner Plus on bottom tool bar. It tries to run periodically (@ once a day). Before I run it, I want to make sure its not a spy or malware before I run it. -- I welcome all comments from the smartest folks on the internet --> that would be you FREEPERs.....
I am not a professional IT guy, and have not heard of that one. Maybe you should look at your Control Panel and see when it was installed. I recently installed CCleaner, recommended by http://www.komando.com/ website, and I love it.
Review here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2485485,00.asp
After thinking about this a little more, I would run as fast as possible away from anything that “just shows up” on my computer.
Stay away from anything that just appears on your computer, that is the definition of trouble. Uninstall it.
I have been using CCleaner for years and love it.
I have been using ParetoLogic for a month now and it seems very good. The old model T is acting more like a new V8.
Tech here, agree wholeheartedly. Anything that just turns up like that is very likely bad news, unless you're in a corporate environment where they can push software down to client machines from the network. I'd see if it's going to be nice and let you uninstall it t6he normal way (probably not) them pull down the free edition of MalwareBytes from malwarebytes.org, run a full scan and blow away anything it finds and doesn't like.
I agree with the others, anything that appears and you know you didn’t install it, get rid of it.
That said, I found a PC Mag review that gives it 4 stars, but I’m always suspicious of anything that is installed and I don’t know about it.
There is also a possibility it was installed along with software you installed and you didn’t watch the various install screens close enough, a common issue with software these days. A couple of things I’ve installed try to install various toolbars and such, I found out the hard way and started to watch the install screens more closely. They depend on people not watching and just letting it install to get various things on your computer and they usually are in place only to act as spyware.
CCleaner has a good reputation and Malwarebytes too, I’ve used both quite a bit.
Just downloaded malwarebytes (again) to clean my machine. Always does a good job. I may even upgrade to the “paid” version. I don’t do that often with software off the internet.
Riley is right. If malwarebytes doesnt kill it since it is one of a few isidious things, unhackme by greatis, with this caveat:
Greatis is a reputable site and UnHackMe can be effective if you know how to use it.
If you’re unsure how to use a particular Anti-rootkit (ARK) tool or interpret the log it generates, then you should not be using it. Some ARK tools are intended for advanced users or to be used under the guidance of an expert who can interpret the log results. Arks are powerful tools and using them incorrectly could lead to disastrous problems with your operating system. Most of the more effective ARK tools should only be used under the guidance of an expert who knows how to investigate its log for malicious entries before taking any removal action.
Could not agree more.
Another site you’re likely familiar with (BC) has a pretty good one as well, but I don’t let users do that themselves. Too easy to make a mess and have to own it. MalwareBytes is a much safer option.
I had played with UnHackMe a while ago and generally liked it- I’ll give it another look.
The tech who helped me when my elderly laptop crashed last fall told me to get the paid version of Malwarebytes because it does a particularly good deep analysis & cleanup of malware.
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I just installed and ran Malwarebytes free per Riley’s tip, and it found six items that it removed with my permission. I recently installed CCleaner, and I use Kaspersky Internet Security. I have never had any viruses with Kaspersky, but I have with Norton.
I’m not big of the two giants, Norton and McAfee, but I guess they’re adequate if your definitions are kept current. I have more experience with McAfee, I think I recall that they update every day. Kasperky has a pretty good reputation, but anti-virus software is always reactive, not proactive, so there will always be a window of vulnerability.
Self-installing utilities like the one you’ve described are not always true viruses or detected as such. Techs often refer to this sort of thing as ‘crapware’.
The thing that’s kept me clean for years is that I run my web browser with a script blocker. (Firefox with the NoScript plugin). Certain sites that you *know* are clean, I ‘trained’ NoScript to not worry about. Anything else I go in with everything blocked and hit the option to ‘temporarily allow all this site’ if I think it’s clean. The other major vector for this stuff is email. I use one of the major services, and I am highly suspicious of mail from friends that...doesn’t seem right, and I don’t open it. The service has been fairly good at screening attachments and links for malware and spam. I pull it down to a POP client so I have a record of my mail.
CCleaner is a staple, and has a wonderful, easy interface for managing startup programs. Love it. I bought the paid edition of MalwareBytes, and you can automate everything- updating and scans and so forth. Worth it to me.
Things have come a long way from the days of having to ‘freeze’ the kernel and identify and manually unhook malicious DLL calls. :-)
Thanks again- went to NoScript’s site, will likely install it soon. I recently installed Adblock Plus on my Firefox, and that is a Godsend.
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Ping for you list. . . Freeper needs some Windows advice
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